The judge held that the Electoral Act does not cover elections conducted by states.
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The Electoral Act does not apply to local government elections and the lower court lacks jurisdiction to entertain the appeal,” the panel held, according to Punch newspaper The judge, I.I. Igwe, who gave the order in September, cited the Supreme Court judgement that ordered the federal government to discontinue funding local government without elected officials.Support journalism driven by facts, created by Nigerians for Nigerians. Our thorough, researched reporting relies on the support of readers like you.Mr Igwe had directed the police and State Security Service to provide security for the elections.
In compliance with Justice Lifu’s order, the police withdrew security for the election while the local election commission went ahead with it, relying on the order of Justice Igwe.Despite their boycott, the election went ahead, and the candidates of the All Peoples Party won in 22 of the 23 local government areas in the state.
“There’s no cause for alarm on other matters in court, stating that the state government is on the side of law,” he added.
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